Universal Embassy

Universal Embassy
NR 4 min
A short documentary about the Universal Embassy After the collapse of the Somali government twenty years ago its embassy in Brussels was left empty The embassy and the sovereignty of the grounds were claimed by a group of activists who planted their own flag This former piece of Somalia is the only place on earth that does not belong to a country The documentary shows how a group of people without a residence permit must live The Universal Embassy is devoted to the cause of other homeless people the sans papiers
DirectorHito Steyerl

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Original Language:English